Cigarettes Not Only Cause Wrinkles, They Cause Acne

Cigarettes are undoubtedly bad for you. They’re expensive, have been linked to cancer and are known to cause premature wrinkles. If that isn’t enough to make someone kick the habit for good, the American Academy of Dermatology recently published a report claiming that smoking is correlated to adult non-inflammatory acne.

The study, which was done in Rome, found that 85% of the women had comedonal post-adolescent acne (CPAA), a type of acne characterized by black heads and large pores. Prior to the study, CPAA was believed to be less common than cystic inflammatory acne.

Not only did the majority of subjects have CPAA, 72.9% of the women with CPAA smoked. On the contrary, only 29.4% of women with cystic inflammatory acne identified themselves as smokers. The study also found that the more the women smoked, the worse their CPAA was. Smoking showed no effect on the skin of women with cystic inflammatory acne.

The average smoker spends $2,000 a year alone on cigarettes. Add in medical costs, skincare treatments and other related expenses and you have yourself one expensive habit. Not only that, the negative effects to your health should be enough to persuade anyone to quit. For Delaware residents who are interested in quitting, the state Quit Line is an excellent resource for support advice.